{{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = Premier League Asia Trophy | year = 2013 | other_titles = | image = | size = | caption = | dates = 24 July &ndash; 27 July | city = Hong Kong | num_teams = 4 | confederations = 2 | venues = 1 | cities = 1 | champion_other = {{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City | count = 1 | second_other = {{flagicon|ENG}} Sunderland | third_other = {{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur | fourth_other ={{flagicon|HKG}} South China | matches = 4 | goals = 12 | top_scorer = {{flagicon|ENG}} Jermain Defoe (3 goals) | player = {{flagicon|BIH}} Edin Džeko | prevseason= 2011 | nextseason= 2015 }} The '''2013 Premier League Asia Trophy''' was the sixth edition of the Premier League Asia Trophy. Sunderland, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Hong Kong club South China competed for the title on 24 July 2013 and 27 July 2013 at Hong Kong Stadium in So Kon Po, Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2013-barclays-asia-trophy-announced.html |title=2013 Barclays Asia Trophy line-up announced |publisher=Premier League official website |date=17 January 2013 |accessdate=17 January 2013 |url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120030358/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2013-barclays-asia-trophy-announced.html |archivedate=20 January 2013 }}</ref> Manchester City were the winners, beating Sunderland 1–0 in the final.

The tournament was also notable for the absence of Tottenham Hotspur's star Gareth Bale. Bale travelled with Spurs to Hong Kong, but an injury he suffered in training meant he did not play in either of Tottenham's matches.

Furthermore, the tournament was also notable for the very poor quality of the grass on the pitch at the venue.

== Participating teams == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Team ! Appearances ! Best result |- |{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester City |2nd |'''Winner''' ''(2013)'' |- |{{flagicon|HKG}} South China |2nd |4th ''(2007, 2013)'' |- |{{flagicon|ENG}} Sunderland |1st |2nd (2013) |- |{{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur |2nd |Winner ''(2009)'' |}

== Results == {{Round4-with third <!--Date – Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 --> <!--semi-finals --> |24 July – Hong Kong|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''Manchester City'''| '''1''' |{{flagicon|HKG}} South China | 0 |24 July – Hong Kong|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur| 1 |{{flagicon|ENG}} '''Sunderland'''| '''3''' <!--final --> |27 July – Hong Kong|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''Manchester City'''| '''1''' |{{flagicon|ENG}} Sunderland| 0 <!--third place --> |27 July – Hong Kong|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''Tottenham Hotspur'''}}| '''6''' |{{flagicon|HKG}} South China| 0 }}

=== Semifinals ===

''All kick-off times are local'' (UTC+08:00).

{{footballbox | date= 24 July 2013 | time= 18:30 | team1= Tottenham Hotspur {{flagicon|ENG}} | score= 1&ndash;3 | report= [https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jul/24/tottenham-sunderland-asia-trophy Report] | team2= {{flagicon|ENG}} Sunderland | goals1= Sigurðsson {{goal|28}} | goals2= Cabral {{goal|33}}<br>Brown {{goal|64}}<br>Karlsson {{goal|80}} | stadium= Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po | attendance= 35,950 | referee= Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong) }} ''Delayed by 30 minutes due to rain. Game reduced to 80 minutes (40-minute halves).''

---- {{footballbox | date= 24 July 2013 | time= 20:40 | team1= Manchester City {{flagicon|ENG}} | score= 1&ndash;0 | report= [https://www.skysports.com/football/south-china-vs-man-city/295937 Report] | team2= {{flagicon|HKG}} South China | goals1= Džeko {{goal|21}} | goals2= | stadium= Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po | attendance= 35,950 | referee= Anthony Taylor (England) }} ''Delayed by 10 minutes due to rain. Game reduced to 80 minutes (40-minute halves).''

=== Third-place playoff === {{footballbox | date = 27 July 2013 | time = 18:00 | team1 = Tottenham Hotspur {{flagicon|ENG}} | score= 6&ndash;0 | report= [https://www.skysports.com/football/tottenham-vs-south-china/report/298997 Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|HKG}} South China | goals1= Sean {{goal|12|o.g.}}<br>Dempsey {{goal|34}}<br>Defoe {{goal|45||54||80}}<br>Townsend {{goal|86}} | goals2= | stadium= Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po | attendance= 39,544 | referee= Neil Swarbrick (England) }}

=== Final === {{footballbox | date = 27 July 2013 | time = 20:30 | team1 = Manchester City {{flagicon|ENG}} | score= 1&ndash;0 | report= [https://www.skysports.com/football/sland-vs-man-city/report/298998 Report] | team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Sunderland | goals1= Džeko {{goal|9}} | goals2= | stadium= Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po | attendance= 39,544 | referee= Anthony Taylor (England) }}

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==Goalscorers==

;3 goals {{Div col|colwidth=22em}} *{{flagicon|ENG}} Jermain Defoe {{div col end}}

;2 goals {{Div col|colwidth=22em}} *{{flagicon|BIH}} Edin Džeko {{div col end}}

;1 goal {{Div col|colwidth=22em}} *{{flagicon|CPV}} Cabral *{{flagicon|ENG}} Wes Brown *{{flagicon|ENG}} Andros Townsend *{{flagicon|ISL}} Gylfi Sigurðsson *{{flagicon|SWE}} David Moberg Karlsson *{{flagicon|USA}} Clint Dempsey {{div col end}}

;1 own goal {{Div col}} *{{flagicon|HKG}} Sean Tse ({{small|playing against Tottenham Hotspur}}) {{div col end}}

== References == {{reflist}}

{{Premier League Asia Trophy}} {{Friendly tournaments 2013}} {{2013–14 in Hong Kong football}}

Category: Premier League Asia Trophy Premier 2013 Asia Trophy Category:July 2013 sports events in Asia